Jul 14, 2015 · What's the Hosts file. The Hosts file is used by the operating system to map human-friendly hostnames to numerical Internet Protocol (IP) addresses which identify and …

Apr 28, 2010 · first, i agree with phoshi that its not possible to do what you want in the hosts-file of windows (neither on unix). secondly, you have to get control over the result of a request to …

Apr 24, 2014 · For adding a alias name to a server in the hosts file you have to make the following structure: In the first column you have to add the IP-Address, in the second column the host …

Even more, getting ERR_CONNECTION_REFUSED actually proves your hosts file is used, as otherwise you would see the default website from https://example.com. Note that if you would …

Nov 28, 2016 · WSL autogenerates hosts file on each startup based on hosts file on host Windows - \Windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts. The autogeneration may be stopped via …

Hosts files can also be thought as a security measure: it's under the control of the system administrator of the computer, and so it's thought to be secure: the one who alters it should …

Using a hosts file for resolving the hostname? You might try removing the underscore: change server_1 to server1 or server-1. It used to be that underscores are invalid characters in system …

May 5, 2019 · Windows 10 Firefox 71.0 As I stated I have used the hosts file for MANY years for many reasons such as test sites of live domains in a different ip, or servers on my lan etc. the …

Dec 12, 2019 · · Editing hosts file to block sites not working · Why does the hosts file in Windows 10 no longer block YouTube? · My host file is not working on Windows 10 · Hosts File not …

Mar 21, 2017 · The displaydns command will show entries that are in the hosts file too. Here 's a link to an MS article that explains how it works: The ipconfig /displaydns command provides …